A start in Saturday’s Doomben 10,000 for Manawanui will depend on favourable weather. Trainer Ron Leemon is concerned by the weather forecast which predicts rain periods to hit Brisbane on Wednesday, the day final acceptances are taken for the Group One Doomben 10,000 (1350m). “My biggest worry is I’ve got [...]
He has had his off-season surgery, his eight weeks of box rest and his treadmill walking sessions – now it’s back to work for Melbourne Cup favourite Puissance De Lune. The most exciting stayer in the country begins his preparation for the spring carnival when he returns to work on [...]
Chris Symons has done his chances of getting more rides for Chris Waller no harm, maintaining a perfect record for the trainer with victory on Fulgur at Flemington. On a day when Waller prepared the quinella of Beaten Up and Foreteller in the Group One Doomben Cup in Brisbane, import [...]
Victorian jockey Brent Evans will miss the bulk of the Group One meetings at the Brisbane winter carnival following a hefty careless riding suspension at Doomben. Evans will miss 12 meetings after pleading guilty to careless riding for his ride aboard the Greg Eurell-trained Zombie Dancer in The Roses. Chief [...]
Jockey Chris Munce claimed his most important win since his return from cancer treatment when he steered Belltone to win the Group Three BRC Sprint at Doomben on Saturday. Munce spent three months out of the saddle after undergoing chemotherapy for throat cancer in February. He has been back riding [...]
Trainer Greg Hickman was an exception as Taxmeifyoucan returned to one of the rowdiest receptions imaginable after winning the $500,000 Inglis 3YO Guineas at Scone on Saturday. Amid chaotic scenes as Taxmeifyoucan’s large syndicate of owners converged on the mounting yard, Hickman backed away from a television interview because he [...]
Pre-race confidence was matched by post-race emotion when Mister Milton rediscovered the form that seemed to have permanently deserted him at Flemington on Saturday. Carrying the colours made famous 30 years ago by the champion sprinter Rancher and trained, strapped and adored by the man who used to wear them, [...]
Premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller maintained his dominance of Group One weight-for-age races with a one-two finish to the Doomben Cup with imported stayers Beaten Up and Foreteller. Shoot Out was Waller’s sole spring Group One winner in the George Main Stakes and started the ball rolling for Waller in [...]
Arctic Flight confirmed a valuable future well beyond the racetrack as she added to a stellar day for her trainer and jockey in the $200,000 Dark Jewel Classic at Scone on Saturday. A close relation to Black Caviar and recently retired colt All Too Hard, Arctic Flight posted her first [...]
New Zealand three-year-old Platinum Kingdom has given his trainer Lisa Latta her first Queensland win with a strong display in the Fred Best Classic on Saturday. Latta is fast building a name for herself from her Awapuni base and she has brought three horses to Queensland for the winter. Platinum [...]
